Make great use of non-standard vegetables! Wagashi(Japanese sweets) making event at Kyoto Kamigamo House!
One month passed from “the Kimono dressing event” that ended in a great success.
“Wagashi(Japanese sweets) making ” Event was held at Borderless House Kyoto Kamigamo on June 4th.”
Thanks to the cooperation of Dekovege Cafe(でこべじカフェ) from Kyoto University, we were able to hold it.
There are some vegetables that can not be sold in shops because of its appearance such as “shape is irregular”, “too big”, “too small”. We call the vegetables “non-standard vegetables”. Dekovege Cafe(でこべじカフェ) buys the non-standard vegetables and regularly holds a cafe and cooking classes in various place.
On the day, a total of 31 people come to the event – not only tenants of Kyoto Kamigamo House, but people from other houses as well as neighbors participated.
They tried to make Dorayaki and Ichigo Daifuku! *Dorayaki – pancakes stuffed with sweet bean paste
*Ichigo Daifuku – consisting of a strawberry inside ‘daifuku’, which is a rice cake stuffed with sweet bean paste.
(In this time, we cooked tomatoes jam instead of sweet bean paste)
I will introduce the whole Wagashi making event (including Tea party and Drawing relay competition ) with photographs!
Kyoto Kamigamo House style!? Using nicknames makes each other close.
First of all, we worked on 3 teams; making Droayaki dumpling bean paste, Dorayaki dough making, and strawberry Daifuku team.It started to introduce themselves.
In order to complete the cooking, team work is necessary more than anything!
However … It is difficult for both Japanese and foreigners to remember their names….
To solve the problem, we used Kyoto Kamigamo House style which is a way to call each other with a nickname. Although there are more than 20 people in the House, using nicknames made each other close and easy to memorize their names.
For example, there are some humorous nicknames, one of tenants is from Italy and the first name begins with “Chi” so that her nickname is “cheese“. The other one is “Natto Man” because he eat natto(fermented soybeans) every day in every meals. Moreover, Flo is included in his name, so that he is called “furo(Bath in Japanese)” !
Calling with a nickname made each other close, soon after self-introduction, one team took self-shots!
After the self-introduction, let’s cooking!
It looks ugly, but taste is good!
Start cooking with the guidance of Dekovege Cafe staff! There are lots of vegetables that are thrown away when their shape is ugly, but the taste is good! We cooked using such vegetables in this event!One of tenants interpreted the menu described in English to a neighbor!
Most of tenants often cook their own meals. However there are a lot of delicate works in making sweets, so that neighbors and staff of Dekovege cafe helped and taught them.
All of participants were concentrating on the explanation of the staff!
Have you successfully made the shape of Daifuku well?
Everyone in the Dorayaki dough making team!
Finally completed!
After cooking, they ate Wagashi that they made together!
“Ichigo Daifuku that we made together is delicious.”
“I enjoyed making the sweets with tenants of the share house!”
There are a lot of voices that satisfy the making of Wagashi (Japanese sweets)!
We really appreciate Dekovege Cafe that gave us kindly guidance!
Who did you make a mistake? Drawing relay competition that was a great success
At the end of the tea party, “Team competing drawing relay contest” was held.The rules are simple!
Members of each team decide numbers from 1 to 8. First of all, No. 1 person can see a subject and draw the picture. Next, connect the picture to the direction No. 2, No.3…., and the last person (No.8) guess what the theme is and answer.
The subject was “rhinoceros”
This was the third term game and all three teams are at the top, so everyone was seriously working towards winning!
Rhinoceros(No.1)
Rhinoceros…….?(No.4)
???(No.7)
And the answer of Droayaki dumpling bean paste team is ..
“”””Unicorn “”” That was so funny we couldn’t stop laughing!
“Is the picture strange from this point?”
“Come on!~ Daniel ~ !!”
After answering, everyone check where they were getting funny!
It is a game that everyone in the team cooperates and gets the correct answer.
While I was in charge of the moderator, I was pleased to see the situation where everyone was working hard and looked fun with team members!
Finally, it was the time to announce the result of this game!
The victorious team is……………….
Dorayaki dough making team!
Ichigo Daifuku team in 2nd place!
Thanks to S-san (middle photo) who was 88 years old, this team made it to the place!
As you know the funny answer, Droayaki dumpling bean paste team is 3rd place!
In this event, we learned that there are many vegetables that are discarded if the shape is ugly and non-standard. And, even if the Japanese person, it was a nice experience that made Wagashi with such vegetables!
Thank you again for the cooperation of Dekovege Cafe san!
Also, “multi-generation and multicultural communication” that was another purpose of this event.
I think that it was good opportunities to tell own thoughts to the other party with communication that is not only in languages such as English and Japanese, but also through body language.
Borderless House Kyoto Kamigamo wants to grow with the community while cooperating with tenants and local residents! We are planning to held fun events for both our tenants and neighbors in the future!
For student organizations that are active for international exchange and conduct activities teaching Japanese culture,why don’t you hold an event together?
Please contact us from the URL below!
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/kamigamo/kamigamo_partner/
In addition, there are two Borderless Houses in Kyoto “Kyoto Kamigamo House” and “Kyoto Hanazono House”!
For those who want to improve language skills, are interested in share house and international exchange, please check the house information below!
<BORDERLESS HOUSE KYOTO HANAZONO>
<BORDERLESS HOUSE KYOTO KAMIGAMO>
HOUSE EXCHANGE Sawako -타이페이에서 서울로!
하우스 익스체인지 타이페이에서 서울로!하우스 익스체인지 타이페이에서 서울로!
안녕하세요, 보더리스 쉐어하우스 입니다. 최근 타이페이 보더리스하우스에서 지내고 계신 입주자 Sawako 님께서 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 통해 즐거운 서울여행을 즐기셨다고 합니다! Sawako 님의 행복했던 서울여행을 지금부터 여러분께 공개합니다! 안녕하세요 여러분! 저는 타이페이 보더리스하우스에서 지내고 있는 Sawako 라고 합니다. 5월 중에 짧은 휴가를 얻게 되어서 서울여행을 가기로 결정했어요. 여행에 대해 이것저것 알아보던 중 지내고 있는 보더리스하우스에 입주자한정으로 제공되는 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 알게 되었답니다! 이 프로그램을 통해 저는 약 일 주일 간 홍대에 위치한 하우스에서 머물렀어요. 제가 여행하며 보고 느꼈던 많은 것들을 여러분께 공유드려요. 즐겁게 읽어주셨으면 좋겠습니다! 이번 여행에서 얻을 수 있었던 가장 큰 수확은 역시 친구들인 것 같아요! 하우스익스체인지 프로그램 신청 후 홍대에 있는 하우스로 매칭이 되었어요. 짧은 기간이었지만 함께 지냈던 하우스메이트들과도 즐겁게 잘 지냈고 많이 가까워진 것 같아 정말 행복했답니다! 보더리스하우스 서울에서 지내는 하우스메이트들은 다들 각자 일, 공부 등으로 바쁠텐데도 불구하고 저를 많이 신경써주고 챙겨줬어요. 함께 궁궐에 가서 한복도 입어보고 맛있는 것도 먹으러 다녔답니다! 이 사진은 한강공원에서 찍은 사진인데 저녁이 되니 날이 선선해서 좋았어요. 한국에서 유명하다는 ‘치맥’을 먹어봤는데 정말 맛있었답니다! 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램 덕분에 숙소를 찾는 시간을 줄일 수 있었어요. 그래서 여행을 위한 다른 정보를 더 자세히 알아볼 수 있었죠. 덕분에 이번 여행은 정말 만족스러운 여행이 되었어요! 여러 곳들을 다니면서 사진도 정말 많이 찍었고 다 마음에 들어서 기뻤답니다! 제가 지금 입고 있는 옷은 현대 스타일로 만든 한복 원피스에요. 처음에는 그냥 예쁜 원피스구나 싶었는데, 한복 스타일을 현대적으로 재해석해 만든 원피스라는 설명을 듣고 정말 감탄했답니다. 아기자기한 골목들 사이로 벽화들이 늘어서 있는 이 곳에서 예쁜 옷을 갖춰입고 사진을 찍으러 돌아다니는 동안 정말 즐거웠어요! 좋은 사람들과 멋진 곳들을 다니는 것도 참 즐거웠지만 맛있는 음식을 먹으러다니는 것도 이번 여행에서 느낀 즐거움 중 하나였어요. 언제 또 서울에 올 수 있게 될 지는 모르겠지만, 언젠가 다시 기회가 된다면 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 통해 서울에 오고 싶어요! 덕분에 좋은 친구들도 많이 만나고 멋진 추억들도 많이 만들었어요. 고맙습니다, 보더리스하우스! * 입주자 한정 *하우스 익스체인지를 경험 해보고 싶으신 분 이시라면,언제든지 연락 주시길 바랍니다!더욱 자세한 사항은 아래 링크에서 확인 가능합니다!http://www.borderless-house.kr/houseexchangeHOUSE EXCHANGE Emi 도쿄에서 서울로!
하우스 익스체인지 도쿄에서 서울로!
안녕하세요, 보더리스 쉐어하우스 입니다. 최근 도쿄 하우스에서 지내고 계신 Emi 님께서 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 통해 첫 서울여행을 즐기셨다고 합니다. Emi 님의 즐거웠던 첫 서울여행을 지금부터 여러분께 공개합니다! 안녕하세요, 도쿄 보더리스하우스에서 지내고 있는 Emi 입니다. 저는 보더리스하우스에서 지내면서 직장에 다니고 있어요. 이번 휴가 기간 동안 무얼 할까 고민하던 중에 마침 하우스메이트 Chizuru와 일정이 맞아 함께 서울 여행을 오게 되었답니다! 보더리스하우스의 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 통해 서울에 있는 쉐어하우스에서 지낼 수 있다는 걸 알고 바로 신청했어요! 이번 여행 동안 서울의 쉐어하우스에서 지내게 되어 정말 즐거웠습니다. 저는 요리에 관심이 많고, 특히 세계 여러나라의 음식을 만드는 걸 좋아해요. 이번 서울 여행에서도 외국인을 위한 한국음식 만들기 강좌에 등록했고 함께 여행을 온 Chizuru 와 수업을 들었어요. 외국인을 위한 수업이다 보니 수강생들이 전부 외국인이었답니다! 수업에서 함께 웃고 떠들며 맛있는 한국음식들을 만드는 것이 참 즐거웠어요. 기회가 된다면 도쿄에 있는 하우스메이트들에게도 한국음식을 해주고 싶어요! 음식을 만드는 것도 좋아하지만 저는 음식을 맛보는 것도 정말 좋아해요. 한국을 여행하면서 떡볶이, 냉면, 인절미 등 많은 한국 음식을 맛보았답니다! 사진의 메뉴는 카페에 들러 맛보았던 메뉴인데 정말 달콤하고 맛있었어요. 도쿄에 돌아가서도 한동안 생각날 것만 같은 맛이라고나 할까요? 서울여행을 하는 동안 지냈던 서울의 보더리스하우스에서 바라본 풍경이에요. 제가 지냈던 하우스는 33층에 위치하고 있어서 전망이 참 아름다웠답니다. 특히 야경이 정말 아름다워서 매일 밤마다 야경을 바라보곤 했어요. 이런 멋진 집에서 지낼 수 있게 해주셔서 정말 감사해요, 보더리스 스텝님들! 저와 함께 지냈던 하우스메이트이자 룸메이트 친구들이에요! 지내는 내내 저를 정말 많이 도와주고 챙겨줘서 고마웠어요. 다들 학교에 다니거나 직장에 다니느라 바쁠텐데도 이것저것 많이 도와주어서 여행다니는 동안 정말 많은 도움이 되었답니다! 하루는 하우스메이트의 휴일을 맞아 함께 외출을 했어요. 평일동안 일하느라 많이 피곤해서 휴일에는 쉬고싶을 만도 한데 여행 온 저에게 멋진 카페를 데려가주겠다며 휴일 내내 밖에 돌아다녔답니다. 친구가 도쿄에 올 기회가 생긴다면 저도 멋진 곳에 많이 데려가주고 싶어요. 함께 지냈던 모든 하우스메이트들에게 고마웠다는 말을 전하고 싶네요! 서울을 여행하는 동안 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램 덕분에 정말 많은 것을 보고 느낄 수 있었던 것 같아요. 만약 제가 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 몰랐다면, 이용하지 않았다면 이렇게 멋진 한국의 친구들도 만나지 못했을 거예요. 기회가 되어 다시 휴가를 가게 된다면 다시 이 프로그램을 이용하고 싶네요! 보더리스하우스 덕분에 정말 환상적인 휴가를 보낼 수 있었어요, 감사해요! * 입주자 한정 * 하우스 익스체인지를 경험 해보고 싶으신 분 이시라면, 언제든지 연락 주시길 바랍니다! 더욱 자세한 사항은 아래 링크에서 확인 가능합니다! http://www.borderless-house.kr/houseexchangeWe Held Coffee and Chai Workshop Event in Shinjuku Honancho House!!
We held a “Coffee and Chai Workshop Event” the other day at our newly opened Borderless House Shinjuku-honancho.
The Hongo-sanchome based 「FARO COFFEE & CATERING」 helped us out as instructors, explained how to brew delicious coffee (even as a beginner) and shared lots of other helpful information.
On the day, a total of 20 people came to the event – not only tenants of Shinjuku-honancho House, but people from other houses as well as ex-tenants participated.
Let’s start off with a beginner’s guide to coffee!
First of all, we learned about coffee beans, the taste difference according to each production area, and coffee history. The participants actively asked questions such as what the world’s best bean is, or how many coffee varieties there are.Next, we learned the simple way to brew coffee as well as the proper way.
After observing the instructor’s way to do it, we tried it ourselves. It was fascinating to all of us to learn a whole new way to brew coffee!
By tasting and comparing the coffee we brewed ourselves, we noticed how the taste and color changes entirely depending on the way it was brewed.
Next on the schedule: Brewing Chai!
Chai has become more and more popular these days. While you can normally only drink it at a café, let’s see how to make it on your own.Everyone kept filming the instructor while he showed how to do it.
And on top of that, we even learned how to cook a good omelet!
We all enjoyed the lunch FARO made for us.
Visits from Neighbors
During the event, the house’s terrace became an open space, and we shared some coffee and chai with the neighbors who visited.While passing by the house, they took the opportunity to play in the hammock, take a peek at the event, and get an impression of the “Borderless” atmosphere!
We hope to continue creating a space where people from the neighborhood, people of all generations can come together!
Even after the event, the tenants shared their positive impressions about how they became even more interested in coffee and chai, and how they realized that brewing coffee in a delicious way does not have to be hard.
And during the workshop, the participants not only had the chance to learn more about coffee and chai, but also to interact with each other too by brewing coffee or making omelet together.
Please check out the event we held in Kansai too!
<Kimono and Tea Event in Kyoto>
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/community/events/kyoto-20170514/
<Intercultural Exchange Workshop Event in Osaka>
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/community/events/osaka-20170517/
We held the international exchange party and cultural study workshop in Osaka!
This time we had a bit special event at Borderless House Osaka Tamastukuri on the last day of Golden Week! There were 2 parts on this event !!
1st. The workshop with Korean tenants and Japanese college students who have Korean background
The theme of the study group is “the difference between Japan society and Korean society”Both countries are seem to be similar, but there are a lot of different points!
Borderless House is a share house where people with various backgrounds live together, cross-border encounter, and can touch a lot of new values. That is a different point between Borderless House and other share house.
Of course not only for tenants, but also for those who do not yet know the world view of Borderless House, we would like them to meet new people through the Borderless House and get a chance to have a wider world view!
That is the reason why we decided to hold the study group by Korean tenants and Japanese college students who have Korean background.
Since it was the first time to be held this event, we had a discussion with a casual agenda such as ‘the difference of delivery service’,’the difference of living cost’ .
Even if it was a short time and some of them got a little nervous, everyone actively participates in the discussion in both language Japanese and Korean.
2nd. Borderless House Kansai International Party
We also held a party with Borderless House Osaka-Tamastukuri, Borderless House Osaka-Tsuruhashi 1, Borderless House Osaka-Toyonaka 1 tenants!Everyone enjoyed the conversation while having a delicious meal with tenants of other share houses.
From everyone who participated in the party of Borderless House for the first time, I could get lots of nice comments below!
‘I thought I understand a little about the differences between the lives of Japan and Korea but I was able to learn lots of things for myself that was surprisingly different.’
‘Occasionally, the other party’s words were hard to hear or my words did not pass well, but I think I understood most of the content by explaining with letters and gestures. ‘
‘Since there are a lot of people from various nationalities, I felt like I was not in Japan. I thought that it was purely wonderful that the people were having a meal together in one place. It was a lot of fun for me! ‘
‘Since I have few opportunities to speak with people from various countries, that kind of environment is good chance to study myself.’
As a Borderless house, we are going to make many new encounters and exchange cultures for our tenants.
We also would like to make opportunities to know about us for those of you who do not yet know Borderless House or are interested in our house, but can not take a step forward!
Borderless House in Kansai area, vacancy is just a few left! Why don’t you join the Borderless House and enjoy cross-border encounter and intercultural exchanges?
Borderless House KANSAI area
-KOBE-
BORDERLESS HOUSE Kobe-Motomachi
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/sharehouse/h/kobe-motomachi/
– OSAKA –
”BORDERLESS HOUSE Osaka-Tsuruhashi1”
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/sharehouse/h/tsuruhashi1/
”BORDERLESS HOUSE Osaka-Toyonaka1”
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/sharehouse/h/toyonaka1
”BORDERLESS HOUSE Osaka-Tamatsukuri”
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/sharehouse/h/tamatsukuri/
– KYOTO –
”BORDERLESS HOUSE Kyoto-Hanazono1”
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/sharehouse/h/kyoto-hanazono1/
”BORDERLESS HOUSE Kyoto-Kamigamo”
http://www.borderless-house.kr/jp/sharehouse/h/kamigamo/
Great success with neighbors! Kimono dressing and Tea party event! @ Kyoto Kamigamo House
What I find the struggle point of wearing Kimono
Male tenants who came from overseas were struggling very hard on the Tabi(socks) to be worn for the first time. It was a funny story that one of tenants said “Where is my ring finger, where?!” On the other hand, female tenants tried to make Obi(sash belt) by themselves! There are various shapes of Kimono Obi like ribbon.Thanks to the guidance of the Kyoto Kimono Kikaku-san, everyone was able to dress in the kimono beautifully!
In fact, some neighbors participated the event as a “Kimono dressing” volunteer!
One of our lovely neighbors is O-san often come to Kyoto Kamigamo House. She remember all tenant’ names and nicknames. And then she participated as a volunteer this time because she wanted to become a power even a little for the tenants.
Let’s take a picture!
It was the first time for most of tenants to wear kimonos by themselves, so after the dressing they were excited and took a lot of photosIt was a “Natto pose” thought by a foreign tenant who loves natto too much and eats it in the morning, afternoon and evening!
Walking around “Kamigamo Shrine”, one of the world cultural heritage
After dressing, we divided into 3 teams and looked around Kamigamo Shrine. This shrine is located 3 minutes on foot from the Kyoto Kamigamo House.Everyone (the participants and the staff) took a commemorative photo in front of the gateway of the shrine!
This place for ritual cleaning of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines.